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02-20-2006, 06:46 PM

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which of these mufflers

ok i have a choice between two mufflers

HKS
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HKS-U...39510654QQrdZ1

and Buddy Club
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BUDDY...39577560QQrdZ1

i wanna know which one will be louder

i currently have 2.25 inch ss piping and my muffler is just too loud for mountain chasing...im wakin up all the neighbors and i cant hear my music too well

sooo please sooome help

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02-20-2006, 07:27 PM

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get a resonator?

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02-20-2006, 08:01 PM

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personally im going to get the HKS. IM not going witht hat model im going with this one.

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02-20-2006, 08:23 PM

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get the bc one. i rarely see cars with a buddy club exhaust/muffler

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02-20-2006, 08:42 PM

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which one protrudes at an angle, that always looks good, im glad to see your chosing something other than magnaflow.

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02-20-2006, 08:43 PM

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if your going for that style why not apexi? i wanna hear how any of these actually sound on the cl tho even a ws2

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02-20-2006, 08:46 PM

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WS2 should be quiet. apexi n1's arent to bad either.

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02-20-2006, 08:52 PM

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sorry i meant if your going for that style an N1, and i meant i want to hear a WS2 on our car

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02-20-2006, 08:57 PM

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I put on a 5zigen fireball, 2.5 piping mandrel bent, 22in resonator n it's fine with out a silencer.

So maybe all you really need is a resonator if your that worried about the sound??

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02-20-2006, 09:01 PM

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yea defenitly the resonator has alot to do with sound, must mufflers are engineered the same. some are different though.

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02-20-2006, 09:02 PM

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none of the above

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02-20-2006, 09:40 PM

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which one protrudes at an angle, that always looks good, im glad to see your chosing something other than magnaflow.

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02-20-2006, 09:54 PM

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personally im going to get the HKS. IM not going witht hat model im going with this one.

"that's a HUGE bitch"

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02-20-2006, 09:55 PM

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anyone going to mention the rice factor here?

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02-20-2006, 10:16 PM

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hes already got one tat looks like that.. swear it was at an angle too..

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02-20-2006, 10:20 PM

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its funny...no one has answered my question yet

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02-20-2006, 10:43 PM

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anyone going to mention the rice factor here?

lol

Which set up are you referring to?

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02-20-2006, 11:33 PM

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personally im going to get the HKS. IM not going witht hat model im going with this one.

This one's pretty nice for a fart can, I'm not a fan of the carbon hks

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02-20-2006, 11:51 PM

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This one's pretty nice for a fart can, I'm not a fan of the carbon hks

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02-21-2006, 12:00 AM

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wow... nice sense of style...

NO NOT RLY

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02-21-2006, 12:03 AM

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very true but the only way you are are going to quiet your exhaust is to add a resonator.

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02-21-2006, 04:18 AM

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has anyone gone straight piped with a 22 inch resonator ..no muffler before ? I wonder how this would sound on my 3.0 ? Idk, i personaly like the muffler, but........theres that "rice" factor .especialy if your shop doesnt hang it right.

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02-21-2006, 08:36 AM

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wow... nice sense of style...

NO NOT RLY

O'RLY?

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02-21-2006, 10:13 AM

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personally im going to get the HKS. IM not going witht hat model im going with this one.

R they CARB legal?

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02-21-2006, 02:18 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Black2.3CL

its funny...no one has answered my question yet

it honestly doesnt matter what muffler, its comes down to personal preference, your gonna get a million different opinions on something general like this.

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